Disable DVD Drive | MBP m2012

[AppleFan22]

Every time I wake my MacBook, the DVD drive makes that ugly groaning noise. Nothing is wrong with the drive itself, the noise is just annoying!

Is there any way I can turn this off?

 

[DeltaMac]

You could keep a CD/DVD in the drive.

 

[AppleFan22]

You could keep a CD/DVD in the drive.

That's not really going to help, is it?

 

[simonsi]

Take it out and fit an adapter with a 2nd HDD/SSD in it...

Or just take it out. Or just unplug it.

 

[DeltaMac]

That's not really going to help, is it?

Yes, it should help. Did you try it?

The theory is that if a disk is already in the drive, then the drive does not "hunt" for a disk, since there is already a disk in place. I am pretty sure it will take care of that "coming out of idle" sound.
I might be wrong in your situation, but I usually leave a disk in my old MacBook, and the drive does not seek when coming out of sleep.
The only downside is that the disk is mounted, but I don't see that as a problem.

 

[maerz001]

Kill it